New and Changing: Updates from AIT

Posted February 13, 2019 by Academic and Institutional TechnologyTags:
Updates

VPN Software Update

Effective Date: February 26, 2019

GlobalProtect establishes a secure connection to the Wheaton College resources from off-campus. If you work from off-campus, learn more about how to use VPN to securely connect from off-campus here.

The College's virtual private network (VPN) software, GlobalProtect, will be updated on February 26th.

If you already use GlobalProtect to establish a VPN connection, you will be prompted to update this software the next time you connect.

Key Benefits and Features

This GlobalProtect (VPN) software update provides:

Bug fixes that resolve issues for both Windows and macOS computers

Improved security

Feature enhancements

Impact on College Community

If you use GlobalProtect to establish a VPN connection to the campus network, you will be prompted to update this software the next time you connect after October 18. The update will install automatically after you select "Yes." After this update, you will be able to connect using VPN as before.